During a breezy Sunday afternoon‚ I decided to visit the Timken Museum of Art located in Balboa Park. I chose the Timken specifically after reading about it online‚ and knowing that it had a variety of different paintings ranging from European paintings to American and Russian paintings. After going in to the museum‚ I took a walk and viewed the entire collection of artwork displayed‚ as suggested in the video “How to Visit an Art Museum”. While doing so‚ I noted down the works of art that impressed
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Andy Teng 1302.95 25 September 2014 Culture and Experience Enrichment by Visiting Europe If students have never experienced with another culture‚ their knowledge become bounded. They would only see and interpret lives through their very own ways. European cares about saving energy than Americans because they value energy as precious. In America‚ people have a big refrigerator in their homes. However‚ each home has a smaller cooler because of high energy cost. Also‚ Americans go to the supermarket
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immigrated to the United States in small percentages. Most of the immigration occurred in the 20th century during the years of 1880-1960. Many of the Italian immigrants came from southern Italy with very low education. The main reason for Italian immigration was because of the poor economic conditions in Italy during the 20th century. The Italians settled in specific areas where they can all interact with each other and be away from other ethnic groups. Since they were not educated they mainly performed
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significant reforms and impact on France was Napoleon III. Napoleon III had longer lasting reforms in the likes of rebuilding and modernizing Paris‚ constructing the French railway and heading a strong French foreign policy that included the unification of Italy. He also led France through a period of prosperity and industrialization. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected the president of France at age 40‚ and capped a quite remarkable‚ and unlikely rise to power. (Cavendish‚ 1998‚ para. 1). Louis Napoleon
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15th Century Overview Political/Diplomatic: The Italian states of the renaissance Five major powers Milan Venice Florence( the Medici) The Papal states Kingdom of Napals Independent city states Mantua Ferrara Urbino The Role of women Warfare in Italy struggle between France and Spain Invasion and division. The birth of modern diplomacy is a product of the Italian renaissance. Machiavelli and the new statecraft Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince acquisition‚ maintenance and expansion of political
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forces of the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina was the first by the battle fleets of the two belligerents in the Mediterranean in World War ii. It was the result of both Britain and Italy simultaneously sending supplies by convoy to their forces in Egypt and Libya respectively. It took place off Calabria (the toe of Italy)‚ 50 miles east of Punta Stilo‚ and about 250 south of Taranto. Figure 1.1: Map of Mediterranean Sea Source: http://www.landkarten.aridocean.com‚ Date accessed 27th
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world literature. His great masterpieces have influenced the world immensely. He was not only a great writer and poet but he also was a man that overcame great odds to write awe inspiring works of art. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence‚ Italy either in late May or early June‚ 1265. His childhood was somewhat troubling because of the early death of his mother and then his father when he was 18. He managed to get through these bad occurrences and fell in love with a Florentine noblewoman
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questions to the ones he had answered during the interview. While his pronunciation was fine‚ his answers highlighted an incorrect use of prepositions with adjectives. For example‚ he said “I’m live at small town at South Italy” instead of “I live in a small town in South Italy.” For this error I have selected grammar exercises centred on the use of prepositions correctly (See Appendix A.). Another example of language difficulty was the use of quantifiers when speaking;
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uplifting. This type of song was first written in the 12th century by the troubadours; aristocratic poets of southwest France. The music for O Rosa bella was written around 1400 by Johannes Ciconia‚ a Franco-Flemish composer‚ who worked mainly in Italy. The original singers were probably soloists from the court chapel or cathedral choir. In this recording the piece is performed with two male voices accompanied by a lute. This recording was made by the Royal College of Music especially for the Medieval
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Two eras that changed the course of mankind were the Renaissance and the Reformation. The Renaissance‚ an era that takes its name from the French word for "rebirth‚" began in late 14th-century Italy. It came to maturity in the 15th century‚ and spread to the rest of Europe after the middle of that century. Following the devastation of the black plague‚ it marked not only the physical recovery of the human population across Europe‚ but also an artistic‚ intellectual‚ scientific‚ and philosophical
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